A Soviet super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed to carry the Buran space shuttle orbiter and other very large payloads, one of the most powerful rockets ever flown. It flew only twice, once carrying the Polyus weapons-testbed payload that failed to reach orbit, and once launching Buran on its sole, uncrewed flight in 1988, before the program was cancelled with the Soviet collapse.
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Vehicle ClassSuper heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle 1 Manufacturer First Flight Date StatusRetired after two flights; the program was cancelled in the early 1990s as Soviet space spending collapsed. 1 Payload to LEO (kg)Approximately 100,000 kg. 1 Status
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The Energia super heavy-lift rocket and Buran spaceplane, a response to the US Space Shuttle, were briefly flown in the late 1980s.
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Wikipedia: Energia (corporation)
Wikipedia: RSC Energia
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Founded in 1946 as OKB-1 under Sergei Korolev, the group was responsible for pioneering achievements in the Soviet and Russian space programs, including the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 and the first human spaceflight, Vostok 1.
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